The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Chapters 1 4 SAT

The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Chapters 1 -4 (SAT Words)

1. Decorous (adj: ) proper 2. Propriety(adj): correct conduct 3. Melancholy(adj): sadness, depression 4. Languid(adj): slow, sluggish, weak 5. Edifice(n): a very large building 6. Inclement(adj): stormy 7. Voluminous(adj): huge/full 8. Ascended(v): to move upward 9. laudable (adj): praiseworthy 10. Tempestuous(adj): stormy

11. Arduous(adj): difficult, demanding 12. Obtuseness(n): dull or stupid 13. Furrowed (v): to make grooves/wrinkles 14. Sagacious( adj): wise 15. Alacrity(n): quick and cheerful response 16. Fervent (adj): passionate, with great emotion 17. Torpid(adj): sluggish, inactive 18. Witticism(n): a clever remark. 19. Jollity (adj): merriment, state of being jolly/happy

Vocabulary Strategy • Come up with mental pictures or weird, nonsense sentences to help you remember the definitions of words. • It doesn’t matter if it makes sense to everyone, only you!

decorous • Dolores was very decorous.

melancholy • The melon was melancholy. • The collie was melancholy.

edifice • Ed painted the massive edifice.

ascended • She ascended the stairway to heaven. (Led Zeppelin in your head…? )

tempestuous • The tempest made the sea tempestuous.

witticism • William’s wacky witticism made Wilma wet her pants!